Japanese History for Gaijins: Episode 12 The First Samurai ( The life of Taira no Kiyomori )

Its Japanese History for Gaijins. Ever wanted to learn about the history of Japan, but history books too boring?  Well lets learn about Japan together!! This week we have what everyone has been waiting for... It's Samurai. But what is a samurai? Well let's find out together, whilst following the first samurai leader of Japan Taira no Kiyomori! We have so many epic stories , including failed uprising and coups. The most iconic scene is when Kiyomori and his men pursue the fleeing Minamoto through the barren snows, leaving only one 13 year old alive, who next time has to rebuild his entire clan. But what will he be against, It's anime villain story time with the life of the first samurai!  Japan some more? Find our podcast here: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/G-GSpot  Itunes: https://tinyurl.com/Ge-Gaitune  Twitter: https://twitter.com/GGaijins  Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y5kk5key Music for series can be found here:  https://imslp.org/wiki/Special:ReverseLookup/507871